cheap ≠ free Making nice things is difficult and time-consuming.
If we want people to make nice things for us, we have to pay for their rent and grocery bills and raw materials.
If you are spending less than $1 per hour on your entertainment (podcasts, videos, articles, games, books, etc.), consider finding ways to support creators and the infrastructure that supports them.
It may not be the same, but I found myself giving up CMSes like Wordpress for static site generators like Hugo for my websites because I don’t want to be bothered with excess for a few webpages. CMSes still have a purpose, but not for me.